Man takes plea deal in Nazareth sex assaults

A former Monroe County man charged with sexually assaulting two 14-year-old girls in Nazareth will serve three to six years in prison under a plea bargain.

Nathan A. Riley, 21, pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault and corrupting a minor for molesting one of the girls.

Riley pleaded no contest to indecent assault, unlawful contact with a minor, and corrupting a minor for allegations involving the second girl.

The Polk Township man was reported to Nazareth police in August 2012, when the two teens said he had sexually assaulted them in the backyard of a Belvidere Street home that summer, according to court records.

One of the girls also said he had previously assaulted her in the bathroom of a self-service laundry in the borough, police said.

Riley's plea came as he is already serving a 15-month to seven-year sentence in state prison after admitting in June to a statutory sexual assault in Monroe County. Northampton County Assistant District Attorney Lara Mammana Kash said that case involved a different victim.

Judge Leonard Zito scheduled sentencing for Dec. 20. Under the plea bargain, Riley's term will run alongside the time he has remaining on his Monroe County sentence. He'll also be on probation for five years.